This position is located in Waco, Texas. The incumbent will be assigned to Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine (MH&BM) Service. The incumbenthas supervisory oversight of psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants assigned to the Waco Campus of CTVHCS. In line with Mental Health and Behavioral Medicine Service and Veteran Health Care Administration's vision, mission and strategic goals, the incumbent is expected to articulate clear a vision and mission, to set short term and long term strategic goals for supervisees. The incumbent will provide oversight and critical leadership in the key areas of optimum resource allocation; implementation of effective orientation program, establishment of quality, productivity, and accountability standards; implementation of efficient quality improvement protocols; patient and staff satisfaction programs and effective communication of reward and recognition plan. The incumbent will serve as medical director of inpatient psychiatric unit, assuring implementation of Utilization Management Program, including patient flow and safe, effective management of patients admitted to acute psychiatry.

This position is assigned 50% administration time.

IF PATIENT NEEDS ARISE, THE INCUMBENT OF THE ABOVE POSITION MAY BE REASSIGNED WITHIN THE CENTRAL TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

Basic Requirements:

*Must be US Citizen (Noncitizens may be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizensin accordance with Department of Veterans Affairs policy.

*Must be proficient in written and spoken English.

*Must have a degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in medicine or osteopathic medicine. The degree must have been obtained fromaninstitution whose accreditation was in place for the year in which the course of study was completed. Approved schools are:

(1) Schools of medicine accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for the year in which the degree was granted, or (2) Schools of osteopathic medicine approved by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) of the American Osteopathic Association for the year in which the degree was granted.(3) For foreign medical graduates not covered in (1) or (2) above, facility officials must verifywith the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) that the applicant has met requirements for certification, and must obtain a copyoftheECFMG certificate, if claimed by the applicant.

*Must possess a current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or in the District of Columbia

*Must have completed a residency training or its equivalent, approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification.(NOTE: VA Physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.)

(a) Outstanding professional ability in the practice of medicine or a medical specialty;

(b) Ability to guide the development and implementation of programs within their respective domain. These programs would include, but are not limited to medical practice, professional standards, personnel issues, quality and performance improvement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-2 Physician Qualification Standard.This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Physical Requirements: Moderate Lifting, 15-44 lbs; Light Lifting, under 15 lbs; Use of fingers; New vision correctable at 13" to 16" to Jaeger 1 to 4; Far vision correctable in one eye to 20/20 and to 20/40 in the other; Ability to distinguish basic colors; Hearing (aid permitted).All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):*Resume

Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s),which may not be required for all applicants:

Please use this checklist to ensure you have included other documents required for your application, such as a copy of your transcript (if using education to qualify), documentation to support Veterans Preference claims, or ICTAP/CTAP documentation (for displaced Federal employees). You will not be contacted for additional information.

Veterans' Preference: When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference on the Occupational Questionnaire in the section provided and provide a legible copy of your DD214(s) and/or documentation related to your active duty service which shows dates of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), or dates of impending separation. Additionally, disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Application for 10 Point Veterans Preference" with required proof as stated on the form. For more information, please visit http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx.

Faxing Applications or Supporting Documents: You are encouraged to apply online. Applying online will allow you to review and track the status of your application. If you are unable to apply online or unable to upload your supporting documents to your online application, follow the directions located at the following site: Fax Options. The Vacancy ID of the job opportunity announcement is 1978968.

NOTE: If you applied online and your application is complete, do not fax the paper application (1203-FX) as this will overwrite your prior online responses and may result in you being found ineligible.